Loading wheelbarrow



May 12, 1931. F. J. DOWLING 1,304,403

" LOADING WHEEL BARROW Filed March 5. 1928 2 sheets-sheet 1 avwehtoz XK (LA Qbtovne I I fig, flywwr May 12,1931.

F. J. DOWLING LOADING WHEEL BARROW Filed March 5. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 awuewtoz Patented May 12, 1931 f 'FRJANGISJ; BOWLING,

"PATET o FicE on NEW YORK, n. Y.

'- noAnIne 'wnEELBARnow Application filed March 5,

including limprovedineans permitting the ''Wheelbarr'ow to 'be u's e'd in. an initial run along the ground for piling up the material to be loaded. 1

- Another object of. the invention is the pro- "vision of a"'de'vice of thenature set .forth 15 havingimprloved means facilitating the run aforesaid and operating as a. restxfor the wheelbarrow, in dumping the load.

A' further object of the invention is to produce a Construction of the type specifiedin Whiclf the body of. the wheelbarrow is movable with its digging wall into comparatively close 'proiiimityfto the grou'nd 'or' base of the pi'leff or thepurpose set forth. I Q'Other obje'cts will'inpart be evidentl and 'in p'art pointed {out hereinafter.

7 "Generally described, the invention includes a loading wheelbarrow comprising frame and a body thereonmovable like ascoep. The'whe'elbarrow is moved into upright posi- --tion, "and'the body swung about, a rear pivot away from'the'fr'afme. Thesaidfframe-rests on auxiliary wheels, permitting the wheelbarrow'in'this open or spread. position tobe run along the ground at the base of'the pile "for"gathering all: thefmaterial into the pile. Thereafter, the lfframe is broughtnp against the body, and the lat erlookedthereto, and the operatorgpivots the body forward and i1pward intothepile for digging action, aboutfthe. auxiliary 'and main wheels. of I the device, bringing the: Wheelbarrow into" nor-- "m1 horizontal position, On upturning the same into the. vertical, its'contents can be 5 Conveniently dumped.

The wheelbarrowcanalso be constructed to permit the body to moveforward over the, wheel, to increase the-movement of the dig- T tate the initial run.

teammate preferably the digging edge 1928. Serial No. 259,178. r

The body may execute part of'its downward movement over the Wheel, while 'theframe' of the wheelbarrow 1s being swung rearward back toward normal subsiantially horizontal position. Suitable 55 stop means limits this movement of the body, The body is then brought back to substantially horizontal position, and returned to normal position on the frame Where it is retained by other stop means.

J The invention herein described constitutes an improvement over that described in my application for filed Dec; 8, 1927 1 In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side" elevation of an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the device in position for the initial run.

Fig. 3 is a sideelevation of the same after said run, and with the tramebrought back to the body. 4

Figs. 4 and 5 are sectional views taken on lines 1'4 and 55 of Fig. 1, respectively.

Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of the device in 7 dumping position.

7 is a side elevation of a modification patent Serial No. 238,582,

of lhein'vention in position for the initial run.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional view of details of invention. I

minating at one end in the handles, 14, and

at the other end, having the Wheel 15 mount- -ed thereon. The side bars'may be reenforcingly connected together in any suitable manner, for example, by means of cross braces 16 and 17. A usual rear support 18 may be employed. The rest for dumping consists of a movable-carrier 19, which may include the Wheels 20 mounted on the shaft 21, the lat ter being j ournaled in brackets 22 fixed to the frame 11.- x

The position of the body 12 with respect to the wheel 15 may be made to suit operating 106 moving off its seat on the edges dr ive actuator, whereby described.

12a of the said body is as far forward over the wheel as is consistent with convenience in the manipulation of the wheelbarrow, bearing in mind the general construction of the same and the length of the said handles. As shown in Fig. 3, the handles are thus substantially vertical in the upturned position of the wheelbarrow.

The frame includes a- 23 rigidly'secured to the of angle brackets 24 and 24M or many other feasible manner. The said plates extend in any suitable relation to one another, but are here shown parallel.

Fixed to the under side of the body 12 are the spaced supporting and reenforcing members 25. A pivot bar 26 passes throughthesc members and through the plates 23, so that the body 12 is swingable away from the frame 11. The members 25 have flanges, slidably engaging the said plates, as clearly shown in Fig. 5, thus affording lateral support to the body 12 in course of such movement.

The members 25 constitute guides in another sense also, being provided with the alined slots 27 toward the front ends of these members. Spanner bars 28 engage the guide members by means of follower pivot 29 movable in said slots. The other ends of the bars 28 are fixedly pivoted byrod 30 to brackets 31 rigidly secured to the frame 11.

A combined locking and drive member 32 of U-form is likewise pivotally mounted on 30. The member 32 comprises side arms 33, and a cross bar 34. The arms 33 have at their ends lugs 35 at opposite edges and spaced for engagement with their respective spann r bars 28. According to the position shown in Fig. 1, the member 32 being retained against unintended movemem by s1 ri:-g latch 36, so as to lie in out of the way position beneath the frame 11, the lugs 35 are then effective to lock the spanner bars a ainst pivotal movement, and preventpair of side plates side bars by means the body 12 from 37 of the ticular- .rned for plates 23. This is very impor ant 3 ly when the wheelbarrow is upt dumping.

In the position of member 32 saown in the said member is diseng and dropped till lugs "5 with the spanner bars 28. Due l 38 in the arms 33, the cross bar 34: is new C01 1 paratively low with respect to the ground. The cross bar reierred to now const utes a he operator, can are, hereinafter force the body 12 into the Since the side bars 13 of the frame extend at an angle toward each other, as in the usual construction of wheolbarrows, the mechanism herein is constructed with a iew to maintaining clearances for the moving parallel members. For example shown in Fig. 4, the spanner bars are in spaced relation to the guide members 25, sleeves 39 and 40 being provided about the follower 29. Likewise, spacing sleeves 11 are used around pivot rod 30 and extending between brackets 31 and the spanner bars 28. It is contemplated, however, that the frame bars 13 referred to may be in parallelism for compactness and simplification in the operating mechanism while the handles 14: may be angularly related to one another.

In operation, the wheelbarrow is swung from its normal horizontal position, into the vertical, and member 32 released from its latch, thus permitting the body 12 to move outward of the frame 11 as shown in Fig. 2. The operator then takes hold of the frame at the members 18 and in as low a position as may be convenient, and runs the wheelbarrow along the ground. The body picks up the material in its path, lying at the edge of the pile, and this material heaps up into the body. Then the operator places a foot on the wheel 15, and, holding on to the members 18, pushes the frame back into normal position against the body 12, after which the member 32 is latched at 36, locking the body to the frame. Still keeping his foot on the wheel 15, the operator swings the wheelbarrow toward himself. Thus there is a powerful force exerted during the digging tending to drive the body forward and upward into the pile. The wheelbarrow rides along wheels 20 further into the pile, and swings from supporting position on said wheels to the main wheel 15. In order to dump the wheelbarrow, the same is swung upward in the usual manner onto the wheeled rest 19, while the latch 36 is effective. By this invention the largest size of body can be loaded with the heaviest and most reluctant material, if a man is placed at the pile to move material into the body with a shovel during the digging. The manipulation of the wheelbarrow is very rapid. Even where the operator works alone, and in the case of a diflicult material such as small coal, the body 12 does not load quite full, a very great saving of time and labor is effected, and a considerable number of wheelbarrows can be kept quickly moving. Where the material is lighter, a body of the largest size can be fully loaded by only one man.

If after the frame has been brought back against the body, and before the member 32 has been locked, it be desirable to take a further dig into the pile, the operator places his foot on the cross bar 34, and bears downward thereon, while holding the handles 14. The spanner bars 28 and the arms 33 act as continuous levers pivoting at 30 and driving the body 12 forward from the said frame. Rearward movementof the latter is effectively prevented by the forward componentof the force exerted by the operators foot. After such forward projection of the body 12, the

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framesisagainst broughtup against-thebody, andzthea member 325 latched: at F 36 as hereini before .statedg In the modification ofrFigs. 7 and;8, I sh a bodyc50 mountedwon side plates 551 that: are

secured! to the bars 52. The said-body is maintained by saidsplates (for-forward slidandrin: spaced relation therewitln the i; angles 561 forminggnooves :57 to receive flanges 58 ofthechannelsb l. Thus thebody @501 is free to'slide forwardover the. whefeh-suitableantiagainst-- rea-rward movement; The object is friction means-158a being provided to facilitate the movement of-thebody in:relation to the-frame; :Inunormal, position, the saidbody is'locked against forward projectionby a central spring latch -60"that is adapted, to engage a'rod (il'afastened:toplates'51, while lugs 51a on platesbl retain the body against rearward .movement; VVhenthe body; is forwardly projected,-: the said latch engages a rod 61w fastened to platesbl so as to limit the forward movement" of 1 the body. The

engagement-bf. latch 60: with rod- 61 occurs automatically; coincident xwith rearward movement of the body 50.1 To drive'the body intothe pile; ansa-uXiliary actuator .62 is piv :otally mounted on 'pivots 63zofxthe: bars 52.

Said actuatorvmay consist 2 of ya Usmember having side arms 6a,: and 'the same. is nor.-

mally retained under the ibars 52as shown in dotted lines :by means 10f a spring lat'ch-65.

.. At their lower ends thearms; 64 having abutment tongues '66 f to bear: against: the under side ofbars 52 whenzin driving position. 1521- pansion springs 620;- at' the-sides ofthe wheelbarroware' mounteddon :pivots; 63; These,

springs tend to retain the actuator 62? in the 9 position shown. I Bututhe latch .6'5"is :superior thereto;

to the body 50as shown.

The operation o'fwth isidevioe:will now? be clearly apparent. As ShOW1l5 .inFig-z 7; the wheelbarrow can be run along the ground,

and with momentum into the pile, the;operator holding the actuator 62'. I Onreaching the limit of such movement actuator-62 ;is

locked, and the operator, grasps the handle portions .68 .of. the bars "52 and swings; the wheelbarrow to horizontal position. The

body 50 isthen easily returned-down, the inclined. guides and locked by'60.

According to this modificatiom the body 50 1 on moving downward over. the. wheel 53,

causes its diggingtedge .to-move a greater dis- The wheeled rest 6'? is: :made; as in; the Other construction; but is attached I row v backto: substantially horizontal position...

movedi rearward by: the facilitating inclined channel guides aforesaid,

. Vllhen the wheelbarrowds in substantially upright position ,asin Fig. 7 thelateh 160 doesnot; engage rod- 61a but is in spaced rela- I tion thereto. On;swinging.-the handles 68 downward .after the initial. run has I been completed-as aforesai'd,,the body 50 ;moves downward relative to'the frame ofthe wheelbarrowmuntili said; latch engages the rod 61a.

Thus the digging wall of the body. 50 executes a. greater forward movement, .into the pile, about the wheel 53, ,the latter being at this time supported by. the epera-tors foot thus accomplished of preventing thebody from being raised. out ofthe. pile on initiatin-g the-rearward -movement ;-of the handles last-mentioned position the wh'eelba-rrow is V dumped.

l-claiinze I 1. A. wheelbarrow-. including a body normally disposed ;in I substantially horizontal I position, supporting means for the body having a'wheel at the forward end thereofiand guide means co-actingwith the body and the supporting means for forward movementof the body at aniangle to the supporting means and; away therefrom to cause the-body to p in, the same general direction: over the sa d I wheel, for ajdiggingyposi-tion of I the. body when the iwheelbarrow isupturnedioniits for-f ward-"end, said: body :movingbaokward with theaidf. ofvgravity on bringing the -wheelbar- 2. A wheelbarrow including a body ner.-;; mally disposed in 1 1 substantially I horizontal position, agframe supporting the-body,;-sa1id;1 framehavingi a wheel at the forward end thereof, said body and frame being gupturned intodigging position andmeans for digging actuation movably coacting with the body and; frame, said -meansbeing; movable. intov {rearward and upward extending position withrespectto the frame in the said upturned position mentioned. p I

8. A, wheelbarrow including body, a frame supporting the same, said frame having a .wheel at the forward end thereof, said body having roller means at its front wall coactin-g with the frame wheel in the up turned position of the wheelbarrow to sup-. port Lhasa-111e,. and movable gl'IlGZll'lS extending rearward from the framefor, diggingactuation of the body. 7

LLA: wheelbarrow; including;- a', substaning a wheel at the front end of the body, said body being movable forward along the frame in the lengthwise direction thereof and over the wheel so as to be in front of said wheel in upturned position of the wheelbarrow, said frame being operative for swinging the body rearward with respect to the said wheel as a pivot to return the body to initial position.

5. A wheelbarrow including a body, a frame supporting the same, the frame having a single central wheel at the forward end thereof, said body and frame being normally substantially horizontal and being upturned into digging position, and guide means co acting therewith for movement of the body in the general direction of the frame at a substantially constant angle thereto to cause the body to move with its front wall into relative proximity to the groundin the upturned position, and said frontwallmaking a steep angle with the ground, and the said frame having its upper portion extending substantially rearward in the said upturned position to facilitate rearward swinging of the frame and body. V

6. A wheelbarrow including a body, a wheeled frame on which the body is'mounted, means to drive the wheelbarrow "with the bot y moving forward int-o a pile in upturned position of the wheelbarrow, said body being mounted to move along said frame toward the front end thereof to form with the. frame enlarged base for the wheelbarrow in turned position of the latter. V

7 A wheelbarrow including a substantially horizontally elongated body and a supporting frame therefor, said frame comprising a wheel at the front end of the body, said body being movable forward along the frame in the lengthwise direction thereof and over the wheel so as to be in front of said wheel in upturned position of the wheel-' barrow. I r

8. A wheelbarrow including a horizontal elongated body, a supporting frame therefor, a wheel on the frame at the front end of the body, said wheel movably carrying said frame in upturned position of the wheelbarrow, and manual. means extending upward and rearward at an angle with said frame, said means movably engaging the front end of the frame and coacting with the body to drive the same forward.

9. A wheelbarrow including a body, a sup porting frame therefor, a front wheel on the frame, said body touching the ground in the upturned position of the wheelbarrow, said body being movable in downward direction over the wheel, on moving said frame rearward toward normal position, and means to limit the said downward movementof the body.

10. A wheelbarrow including a body, a

supporting frame therefor, 21. front wheel on the frame, said body being movable along said frame over the wheel, said body touching the ground in the upturned position of the wheelbarrow, said body being movable in downward direction over the wheel on moving said frame rearward toward normal position, and means to limit the said downward movement of said body.

11. A wheelbarrow comprising a horizontally elon ated body open at the top thereof, and a frame under said body supporting the same, said frame having a wheel adjacent to the front end of the body and a handle spaced to the rear of said body, said body being movable along the frame in a frontward direction,'the front wall of the body constituting a digging wall in the upturned position of the wheelbarrow, said front wall suostantially touching the ground on movement of the body as aforesaid.

12. A wheelbarrow comprising a horizontally elongated body open at the top thereof, and a frame under said body supporting the same, said frame having a wheel adjacent to the front end of the body and a handle spaced to the rear of said body, said body being movable along the frame in a frontward direction, the front wall of the body constituting a. digging Wall in the upturned position of the wheelbarrow, said front wall substantially touching the ground on movement of the body as aforesaid, the body being movablealong the frame in the frontward direction on initial movementto return the body to normal position, and means to limit the movement of the body along the frame and the body being returned by gravity to normal position on returning the frame to substantially horizontal position.

13; A wheelbarrow comprising a horizontally elongated body open at the top thereof, and a frame under Said body supporting the same, said frame having a wheel adjacent to the front end of the body and a handle spaced to the rear of said body, said body being movable along the frame in a frontward direction, the front wall of the body constituting a digging wall in the upturned position of the wheelbarrow, said front wall substantially touching the ground on movement of the'body as aforesaid, the body having downward inclined engagement with the frame to cause the body to move substantially by the action of gravity on returning the wheelbarrow to its normal substantially horizontal position;

14. A wheelbarrow comprising a horizontally elongated body open at the top thereof, and frame under said body supporting the same, said frame having a wheel adjacent to the front end of the body and a handle spaced to the rear of said body, said body being movable along the frame in a frontward direction, the front wall of the body constituting a digging wall in the upturned position of the wheelbarrow, said front wall substantially touching the ground on movement of the body as aforesaid, and means beneath the frame movably engaging the same in proximity to the front end thereof, said means being adapted to extend in spaced relation to the frame in upturned position of the wheelbar row to permit the body to be driven into a pile.

15. A wheelbarrow comprising a horizontally elongated body open at the top thereof, and a frame under said body supporting the same, said frame having a wheel adjacent to the front end of the body and a handle spaced to the rear of said body, said body beingmovproximity to the front end thereof, said means being adapted to extend in spaced relation to the frame in upturned position of the wheelbarrow to permit the body to be driven into a pile, the body having anti-friction means at the front end thereof which supports the same, in co-operation with the Wheel on the frame, in upturned position.

18. A wheelbarrow comprising a horizontally elongated body open at the top thereof, and a frame under said body supporting the same, said frame having a wheel adjacent to the front end of the body and a handle spaced to the'rear of said body, said body being movable along the frame in a frontward direction, the front wall of the body constituting a digging wall in the upturned 'position of the wheelbarrow, said front wall substantially touching the ground on movement of the body-as aforesaid, the body hav- I ing anti-friction means at the front end thereof which supports the same, in cooperation with the wheel on the frame, in upturned position. l 7

17. A wheelbarrow comprising a horizontally elongated body, a frame under said body supporting the same, said frame having a Wheel at the front end of the wheelbarrow and a handle at the rear end thereof, said body having a front wall adapted to dig in upturned position of the wheelbarrow, and means movably engaging the frame in proximity to the front end of same, said, means extending upward and considerably to the rear of the main frame in the upturned position aforesaid, said means permitting the wheelbarrow to be manually driven into a pile for digging. r i

'18. A wheelbarrow comprising, a horizontally elongated body, a frame under said body supporting the same, said framehavinga wheel at the front end of the wheelbarrow and a handle at the rear end thereof, said I stantially horizontal position.

bod haying front W n adapted to' di in upturned "position of the wheelbarrow, and

means mov'ably" engaging the frame in proximity to the-front end of same, saidmeans extending considerably-to"the rear of the main frame in the upturned positionafore said, said means permitting the wheelbarrow to be manually. driveninto-a pile fordigging, said body having anti-friction means at its front end to support the body in the upturned position ofsani'e.

190A wheelbarrow including 'a body, a frame'onwhich'lthebody {is mounted, a central wheel on the forward end of the frame, means to drive the wheelbarrowwith the bodyfmovi'ng forward into a pile in upturned" positionfofthe'wheelbarrow, and a wheeled rest on the forward end of the body forming 1 with thewheel ofthe frame anenla'rg'ed base for: running thewheelbarrow 'along the' ground in the upturned position, the front wall of "thebo'dymaking a steep angle with the ground and being in relative proximity thereto'at'its lower-end r p 204 A wheelbarrow including a body,=-"a frame "on which the body 'is mo'un'ted for movement therealong toward the front end of the frame',' a single central wheel at the front endof the frame supporting the same, and a wheeled rest on the front end of the body, said wheeled rest forming with the said wheel an enlarged base on upturning the,

wheelbarrow and moving the body along the frame'as aforesaid, said enlarged base permitting the wheelbarrow to be easily run along the ground, for the purpose set forth, the front wall of the body making asteep angle with the ground and being in relative proximity thereto at its lower end.

21. A wheelbarrow including a substantially horizontal elongated body and a supporting frame therefor, a wheel at the front end of said frame supporting the same, said frame comprising a handle spaced to the rear of said body, and means movably engaging the frame in proximity to the front end thereof, said means extending upwardly and in spaced rearward relation to the frame on upturning the wheelbarrow, whereby said means may be manually actuated to drive the body into a' pile, said means being movable into proximity to the frame on returning the wheelbarrow with the body in normal, sub- 22; IL wheelbarrow including a substan tially horizontal elongated body and a supporting frame therefor,a wheel at the front end of said frame supporting the same, said frame comprising a handle spaced to the rear of said body, and means movably engaging the frame in proximity to the front end thereof, said means extending upwardly and in spaced rearward relation to the frame on upturning the wheelbarrow, whereby said means may be manually actuated to drive the body into a pile, said means being movable into proximity to the frame on returning the wheelbarrow with the body in normal, substantially horizontal position, said means being pivotally mounted on the frame for movable engagement therewith as aforesaid.

23. A wheelbarrow including a substan tiallyhorizontalelongated body and a sup- 10 porting frame therefor, a wheel at the front end of said frame supporting thesame, said frame comprising a handle spaced to the rear of said body, and means movably engaging the frame in proximity to the front end thereof,said means extending upwardly and in spaced rearward relation to the frame on upturning the wheelbarrow, whereby said means may be manually actuated to drive the body into a pile, said means being movable into proximity to the frame on returning the wheelbarrow with the body in normal, substantially horizontal position,'there being a spring provided tending to move the said means to rearward spaced relation as aforementioned, and, other means to hold said means in proximity to the said frame against 7 the force of the spring. 7 r

In testimony whereof I afiiX myv signature.

FRANCIS J. DOVLING. 

